Vivian (Biggers) Tame  - Dynamic Presentations

Head to Toe Assessment (In 5 minutes or less!)

Time-frame: All day workshop.

Program summary: Now more than ever, nurses need to be able to prioritize a sequence for physical assessment and rapidly determine hemodynamic instability.

Attend this program and learn how to perform a thorough, focused physical assessment from head to toe in 5 minutes or less!

Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, each participant will be able to:

Perform a physical assessment utilizing history, inspection, palpation, and auscultation
Differentiate between normal and adventitious lung sounds
Interpret "1,2,3's" of ABG’s
Relate heart sounds to the cardiac cycle and recognize the significance of abnormal heart sounds
Relate electrolyte imbalances and patterns of ischemia, injury, & infarction to findings on a 12 Lead EKG
Describe normal and abnormal bowel sounds and discuss the relevance of each
Determine a priority sequence for physical assessment and discern changes that may indicate deteriorating status


New Codes for a Code

Time-frame: All day workshop

Program summary: You will be amazed at how simple it is to handle any cardiac arrest with great knowledge, confidence, and finesse. Complex ACLS algorithms will be simplified and easy mnemonics will help you to remember all of them. Attend this session, and learn what’s new in "code blue"!

Discern among the four classifications of antidysrhythmic agents
Differentiate between the primary and secondary surveys
Identify lethal arrhythmias and distinguish among the sites of various disturbances to determine appropriate intervention
Discuss various types of airway adjuncts, and utilize the most appropriate adjunct for specific types of patients
Relate easy ACLS mnemonics to patients with hemodynamic instability and describe the relevance of treatment modalities in accordance with the AHA algorithms


Survival Skills for the Charge Nurse

Time-frame: All day workshop

Program Summary: When you are in charge, do you spend a lot of your time doing other staff members jobs, because it's just easier to do it yourself? Do you sometimes encounter difficult personalities? Never again shy away from being in this role. Charge forward and learn the legal ramifications and strategies to assist you in the decisions you have to make on a daily basis.

Objectives: Upon completion of this seminar, each participant will be able to: Define leadership and list the traits of a competent leader
Review the role expectations of a charge nurse
List the ten steps necessary for proper delegation and discuss the three common pitfalls that nurses should avoid
Deal effectively with difficult personalities
Manage conflict resulting in a win win solution


Minding Your P's & Q's: 12 Lead EKG Interpretation

Time-frame: All day workshop

Program Summary:Now more than ever, nurses need an armamentarium of knowledge to handle complex medicare care. Often, when a patient deteriorates one of the first test results available to a nurse is a 12 lead EKG. Attend this workshop, and walk away with confidence that the next time you encounter a 12 lead EKG, you will be able to rapidly analyze it accuracy and finesse!

Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, each participant will be able to: Describe the configurations of the electrocardiogram for each of the twelve leads and relate the findings to pathological events
Utilize a systematic approach for interpreting axis deviation, if present
Determine chamber enlargement for atrial abnormalities and ventricular hypertrophies
Evaluate right and left bundle branch blocks and differentiate between complete and incomplete intraventricular conduction abnormalities
Recognize the distinction among acute coronary syndromes and relate patterns of myocardial infarction to the lateral, inferior, or anterior walls of the heart
Distinguish between pericarditis and MIs
Practice 12 lead interpretation using the systematic 5 step approach



The Basics of Basic EKG Interpretation

Time-frame: All day workshop

Program Summary:More nurses are now required to have basic EKG interpretation skills. This is occurring not only in the in-patient and out-patient areas, but in the office setting as well. Don't miss a beat! Attend this session and walk away with the ability to rapidly and accurately interpret basic EKG rhythms.

Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, each participant will be able